Photography Competition #43: Alone

The next topic is : ALONE. What does the word "alone" mean to you? What comes to mind? Anything that represents "alone" counts! Be creative!.

Rules: This is strictly a photography contest! No photo chopping, but contrast, brightness, levels and other minor touch-ups (healing tool will be allowed for film and print scans). Please avoid any text on the photograph, except at most a copyright statement, remember distractions like text can take away from the composition. Digital and film photography are both allowed. Only one submission per user will be allowed.

You MUST have taken the image yourself.

Max size dimension: 640px (including border)Max file size: 150kb File name: Please name your entry the same as your user name (or as close to as possible if your user name has characters that are not allowed in file names)(Please ensure your entry meets the above before entering your image)

Length: Competition closes Tuesday September 30, 2008

Voting lasts five days after close of competition.

ATNO/TW

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Posts: 23454

Loc: Woodbridge VA

3+ Months Ago

Nice. I can't use this as an entry of course, but saw this yesterday. Would make a perfect entryhttp://photography.nationalgeographic.c ... 234-xl.jpg

kc0tma

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Posts: 3316

Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

I know exactly what I'm going to do, but tonight I have to go to the city council meeting so I'll have to take my picture tomorrow evening.

SB

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Posts: 8748

Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland

3+ Months Ago

Got some ideas for this already.

Bogey

Genius

Posts: 8417

Loc: USA

3+ Months Ago

Awesome! I got a few ideas

kc0tma

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Posts: 3316

Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

I'm all alone in the Nebraska sandhills. Pretty empty and featureless.

I also found this spider and took a picture, but it didn't turn out quite as good as I would have hoped, stupid auto focus. It looked clear in the little lcd screen.

ATNO/TW

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Posts: 23454

Loc: Woodbridge VA

3+ Months Ago

reminds me of driving though Kansas. Nice shot.

Breeze

Photographer

Posts: 1029

Loc: Australia

3+ Months Ago

Hmmm, I have one ...

Slight change in contrast and curves ...

digitalMedia

a.k.a. dM

Posts: 5146

Loc: SC-USA

3+ Months Ago

breeze! Holy...wow! Beautiful.

Breeze

Photographer

Posts: 1029

Loc: Australia

3+ Months Ago

Thanks dM I came across this at St Mary's Cathedral a couple of weeks ago - a friend who'd been there earlier in the day said there'd been a wedding that day, so I presume that's where it's from ...

Now that I look at it again I think the focus is a bit off ... ahh well.

ATNO/TW

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Posts: 23454

Loc: Woodbridge VA

3+ Months Ago

I was going to say that looks like one of dM or UNFLUX's church photos in the background. Bettcha dM is kicking himself for not thinking of that himself lol

kc0tma

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Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

I'm actually looking forward to see what unflux and dM do for this one, it should be good considering the last few comps they've done.

neksus

Mastermind

Posts: 2193

Loc: Canada

3+ Months Ago

I wish I had a full frame camera...I have an absolutely breathtaking shot but I'm not sure if my crop can go out wide enough considering I don't have an ultra wide angle for it and it's strictly based on a grid pattern and a fisheye would kill it...hopefully I can take the shot today, or at least find out

SpooF

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Loc: Richland, WA

3+ Months Ago

I'll see if I can get something today.

UNFLUX

Genius

Posts: 6367

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3+ Months Ago

I immediately thought of posting this for it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/unflux/2240171626/ but I think I'm gonna go with something fresh. I already posted that pic in the photography forum some time ago.

kc0tma

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Posts: 3316

Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

It's situations like that where I make sure I've got my hand in my pocket ready to whip out my little pocket knife. Not that that would do any good against a mugger with a gun though.....

Bogey

Genius

Posts: 8417

Loc: USA

3+ Months Ago

Wow, I still have 7 days. I'll try to come up with something...

SB

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Posts: 8748

Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland

3+ Months Ago

I have so many photos on my computer that i can't single one out to use. Hmm. Must start looking.

digitalMedia

a.k.a. dM

Posts: 5146

Loc: SC-USA

3+ Months Ago

Attachments:

Headstone at Sheldon Church

Entered!

ATNO/TW

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Posts: 23454

Loc: Woodbridge VA

3+ Months Ago

Drats, dM. I had just thought of that same concept last night and was going to pop out on Friday morning and do virtually the same thing. Had a location all picked out already that looks nearly identical lol. hmmmm now what to do?

SB

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Posts: 8748

Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland

3+ Months Ago

Don't see why you don't just go ahead and do it Mark? no two photos will be identical.

digitalMedia

a.k.a. dM

Posts: 5146

Loc: SC-USA

3+ Months Ago

ATNO/TW wrote:

Drats, dM.

A fortuitously preemptive strike, then. Muah-hahahahah!

neksus

Mastermind

Posts: 2193

Loc: Canada

3+ Months Ago

I've got three ideas - one of which is controlled by variables not under my control. I've got one of the photos done - and two others planned with at least one executable. Assuming I can find my power cable to my laptop to get the first picture off of, I should have an entry by the deadline regardless, just not sure of what yet!

UNFLUX

Genius

Posts: 6367

Loc: twitter.com/unflux

3+ Months Ago

Taking a slightly different approach to the theme: Alone in the Big City

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digitalMedia

a.k.a. dM

Posts: 5146

Loc: SC-USA

3+ Months Ago

Beautimus, UNFLUX!

kc0tma

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Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

That reminds me of when I visited Chicago last summer. Imagine a Nebraska hick in downtown Chicago all alone.

ATNO/TW

Super Moderator

Posts: 23454

Loc: Woodbridge VA

3+ Months Ago

Thinking of sending UNFLUX some color film for Christmas

Aside from the B&W fetish it's a really great shot though UNFLUX!

Quote:

KodachromeThey give us those nice bright colorsThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeahI got a Nikon cameraI love to take a photographSo mama don't take my Kodachrome away

neksus

Mastermind

Posts: 2193

Loc: Canada

3+ Months Ago

I can't get my laptop to turn on and the photo I want to use is too new that I haven't backed it up I think there's just a loose connector somewhere between the power button and the motherboard, but I've never opened up a laptop before...I'm going to try and take a photo today, but if I can't I can't enter

kc0tma

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Posts: 3316

Loc: Trout Creek, MT

3+ Months Ago

Only four entries? Time is running out hurry hurry hurry!!!

neksus

Mastermind

Posts: 2193

Loc: Canada

3+ Months Ago

I thought this ended on the 30th? Good news all, my son threw my laptop off the desk onto the floor and it now turns on